• Politics

    Shinzo Abe’s murder raises troubling questions

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN  SINGAPORE: The tragic untimely death of Shinzo Abe at the hands of an assassin has raised some troubling questions. One: Is there a shortcoming that in a robust democracy like Japan citizens still have to resort toviolence to resolve their grievances…

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    Safety Waves versus Death Waves

    A keynote speech at the 60th African literature and writers’ anniversary conference By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid IBADAN, NIGERIA: In our time, we live in more than one circle; circles that narrow and widen, touch, overlap and intersect, and sometimes even resist each other, and contradict with other circles. They are circles…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan: Uncertain Past, Uncertain Future

    By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan is passing through critical times’ and we have to take tough decisions to steer the country out of crisis” – this is what almost all the successive civil and military rulers used to say after coming into power, for over seven decades…

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    President Joko Wiododo: Path of Humanitarian Diplomacy

    By Eddy Suprapto  The Russia-Ukraine war dragged countries on the European continent in the threat of widespread war. Even the impact of the war not only brought a humanitarian crisis but an economic crisis, energy and food hit the world. Efforts to negotiate peace and end the war should be…

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  • Politics

    Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan explore opportunities for closer ties

    By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan are set to enhance relations and expand cooperation across several areas, the Kyrgyz foreign minister has said. “Talks with HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Speaker and the Minister of Foreign Affairs were highly successful,” Jeenbek Kulubaev said. “There was full…

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  • Politics

    The booming business of weapons: Winners and losers

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL: Weapons are proliferating worldwide and are particularly plentiful among the poorest sections of the population. Weapons can kill people, but cannot feed people, in any way, anywhere. A big business can be made globally with weapons and their trade, buying, selling and exportation. This is…

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  • Politics

    Kazakhstan to move from super-presidential system to a presidential system with a strong parliament

    NUR-SULTAN: Around 11.7 million Kazakhstanis are registered to cast their ballots on constitutional reforms that, according to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will bring big changes to the nation. The novelties the Kazakhstani people vote for today provide for big changes in the public life of the country, Tokayev said. “Indeed,…

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    Spotlight on Kyrgyzstan as first Eurasian Economic Forum kicks off in Bishkek

      BISHKEK: The First Eurasian Economic Forum was opened in the capital of Kyrgyzstan Bishkek attended by about 2,500 participants. In his welcoming speech, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Zhaparov said the Eurasian Economic Union is capable of being a major player in the world economy…

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  • Politics

    Singapore has a Prime-Minister-in-waiting

    By Ivan Lim, Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN   SINGAPORE: He is Finance Minister Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai. A career civil servant-turned- politician, he has been designated as the new leader of the fourth generation (4G) cohort of the ruling People’s Action Party(PAP). It is a spectacular rise for the…

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    Reflections on Philippine elections

    By Alin Ferrer-Garganera, Public service media practitioner Radio anchor/ broadcaster MANILA: We just concluded the national elections in the Philippines on May 9, 2022, and the results are in. To say it was shocking to many would be an understatement. Twelve new senators have been proclaimed. Almost 90% of the…

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